My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder #[nn]

A warmly rendered watercolor cover sets the tone perfectly for this 2018 anthology from Nie Jun — a stout, green-clad adult pedals a bicycle through a tree-lined Beijing hutong, a small helmeted child perched on the handlebars, while a stone lion guardian watches from beside a traditional red-roofed building. The scene radiates the gentle, unhurried charm of neighborhood life, promising four stories rooted in the small but meaningful moments that make a city feel like home.